Story byWinners, Losers from James Harden trade to Cleveland CavaliersKurt HelinWed, February 4, 2026 at 5:22 AM UTC·5 min readIn the countless NBA games I have covered over the years, I have never been to one where seemingly no media members were actually watching the game on the court, which is exactly what I saw in the second half of the 76ers’ blowout of the Clippers at the Intuit Dome Monday night. That's because Chris Mannix had broken the story that the Clippers were in advanced talks to trade James Harden to the Cavaliers. Everyone scrambled to chase that story, the game itself became secondary. By Tuesday night, that trade was completed. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWho are the winners and losers from this deal?
